CANNELTON – A Tobin Township lake continues to protect farmland, homes, roads and bridges from flooding, as it has for more than 30 years. It also continues to carry a high-hazard designation that worries local officials.

That fact drew U.S. Forest Service representatives to the October meeting of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District for a status update on the lake. Also present were county commissioners, Randy Kleaving and Larry James.

A star whose life brightened the nation and blessed those who knew her in Perry and Spencer counties was mourned this week. Florence Agnes Henderson, who passed away Thanksgiving Day from heart failure, was 82.

Donald Ingle died Nov. 12 in Evansville. A businessman and former Evansville City Council president, Ingle was the artisan behind the bronze statue of William Tell that stands in City Hall Park. That statue, and the fountain on which it rests, were dedicated during Schweizer Fest 1974. While headlines at the time centered on Watergate and the fate of President Richard Nixon, the Tell City News was sharing front page updates about the progress on the statue of the Swiss freedom fighter and his son.

LEOPOLD – A deer hunter missing in the woods for two days was found, shivering cold but alive, near Leopold early Saturday. His rescue on Thanksgiving weekend, rescuers said, left everyone with a true meaning of the holiday.

“He was out of energy, on the ground and probably thinking help wasn’t coming,” said Tell City Detective Roger Smith. He and others looked for Frank Knight, 63, much of Friday.

TELL CITY – The county council gave its stamp of approval Tuesday on the second in a series of bonds being financed through a Waupaca tax-increment-finance district. Identified as the Series 2016 A, Series 2016 B and Series 2016 C bonds, the total amount of the current indentures is valued at $3.28 million.

TELL CITY – While dim, there may be light at the end of the tunnel for Cannelton-based Can-Clay Corp. Under threat of a property takeover from the county for unpaid back taxes, the company is on shaky ground. However, the county doesn’t want to force a closure on a business with a century in the community.

TELL CITY – If the number of people in attendance is an indicator of success, the rebranding of Perry County’s marketing campaign is off to a smashing success. A packed house of local business and elected leaders awaited eagerly Tuesday evening for the unveiling of new logos that will adorn official correspondence letterheads for local businesses and government, as well as an all-new PickPerry.com website.

TELL CITY—Three Tell City stars of the 1970s, Mark Flannagan, Chris “Hooker” Kleeman and Mike Wellman, were elected to the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame Wednesday.
Their induction ceremony will be held Jan. 28 before the Marksmen’s boys basketball game with Springs Valley. They will also be introduced to the crowd at halftime of the game.
Mark Flannagan
Flannagan, a 1979 graduate, played tennis, basketball and golf for the Marksmen.